Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
July 26, 2014
Submitted
July 29, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41189
Aircraft time
6,893 hours, 2,211 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
3989084
Part serial
18286
Condition
Failed
Location
A/C Bay
Part time
6,903 hours, 2,213 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CABIN TEMP CONTROL WAS HARDER TO MANAGE IN FLIGHT. NOTICED THE OUTPUT OF THE RT & LT PACKS ARE NOT THE SAME IN STABLE CRUISE. RT PACK IS 6 DEGREES C, LEFT PACK IS 21 DEGREES C. WHEN TRIM AIR IS OFF, RT PACK RETURNS TO 21 DEGREES. ACFT GROUNDED. UNCONTROLLABLE HEAT FROM BELOW 12,000 FT COCKPIT REACHED 54 DEGREES, TEMP CONTROLLER HAD NO IMPACT ON TEMP. TURNING LT PACK OFF ONLY WAY TO GET TEMP TO DECREASE. REPLACED TEMP CONTROL VALVE IAW AMM 21-51-10-000-801. LEAK CHECKED GOOD. ACCOMPLISHED PACK/ZONE TEMP CONTROLLER BITE IAW MM 21-61-00, GROUND VERIFICATION TEST PASSED.